Hints And Tips - Electrolux EWF 1497 HDW User Manual

• The door lock indicator
• Remove the laundry from the appliance.
Make sure that the drum is empty.
• Keep the door ajar, to prevent the mil-
dew and odours.
• Close the water tap.
• Press the button
to deactivate the appliance.
The washing programme is
completed, but there is water in the
drum:
– The drum turns regularly to prevent the
creases in the laundry.
– The door lock indicator
door stays locked.
– You must drain the water to open the
door.
To drain the water:
1. If necessary, decrease the spin
speed. If you set
ance only drains.
2. Press
water and spins.
3.
When the programme is completed
and the door lock indicator
goes off, you can open the door.

10. HINTS AND TIPS

10.1 The laundry load
• Divide the laundry in: white, coloured,
synthetics, delicates and wool.
• Obey the washing instructions that are
on the laundry care labels.
• Do not wash together white and col-
oured items.
• Some coloured items can discolour
with the first wash. We recommend that
you wash them separately for the first
times.
• Button up pillowcases, close zippers,
hooks and poppers. Tie up belts.
• Empty the pockets and unfold the
items.
• Turn inside out multilayered fabrics,
wool and items with painted illustra-
tions.
• Remove hard stains.
goes off.
for some seconds
is on. The
, the appli-
. The appliance drains the
4.
Press the button
onds to deactivate the appliance.
The appliance drains and spins
automatically after approximately
18 hours (except for Wool pro-
gramme).
9.11 Auto Off option
The Auto Off option automatically deacti-
vates the appliance to decrease the ener-
gy consumption when:
• You do not use the appliance for 5 mi-
nutes before you press
Press the button
pliance again.
• After 5 minutes from the end of the
washing programme
Press the button
pliance again.
The display shows the end of the last
set programme.
Turn the programme knob to set a new
cycle.
• Wash with a special detergent heavy
soil stains.
• Be careful with the curtains. Remove
the hooks or put the curtains in a wash-
ing bag or pillowcase.
• Do not wash in the appliance :
– Laundry without hems or with cuts
– Underwired bras.
– Use a washing bag to wash small
items.
• A very small load can cause balance
problems with the spin phase. If this
occurs, adjust manually the items in the
tub and start the spin phase again.
10.2 Stubborn stains
For some stains, water and detergent is
not sufficient.
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